— In Utah, the Utah Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a local prosecutor to charge a student for assaulting a teacher and a fellow student after the assailant had accepted juvenile probation and substantially complied with the probation conditions. …
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Safety Law News for September 8, 2026
— In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the adjudication of a student who appealed on the grounds that his speech was not a “true threat” and therefore was protected under the First Amendment. The student “was serving an…
Safety Law News for July 31, 2026
— In Iowa, the Court of Appeals of Iowa, reversed an assault case brought by a student because the lower court “erred in instructing the jury on standard of care.” The case arose when ongoing verbal harassment against a student…
Safety Law News for July 30, 2026
— In Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed and validated the decision of school officials to limit a parent’s access to campus “at his child’s school.” The case arose when the parent “filed two applications to be placed on…
Safety Law News for July 17, 2026
— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin rejected the claim of a student that he was “bored with being stuck in school suspension all day” so he created a hit list and a plan. The list “identified multiple…
Safety Law News for July 14, 2026
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that a school policy to deny in-person enrollment to children “residing in a nonprofit shelter… violated their statutory right under (Illinois law) to attend public school.” The ruling, which reversed the…
Safety Law News for June 29, 2026
— In Missouri, the United States District Court ruled that school officials did not violate the rights of a 12-year-old public school student who recreated and posted for a friend an anonymous Snapchat social media post she received that read,…
Safety Law News for June 12, 2026
— In New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York affirmed the refusal of the trial court to dismiss a lawsuit against school officials “regarding their failure to prepare an individual safety plan” for a special needs…
Safety Law News for June 8, 2026
— In Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court which held that a school administrator’s search of the backpack of a student in response to a tip from Colorado’s Safe2Tell program was illegal. “Through Colorado’s…
Safety Law News for May 29, 2026
— In New York, the Supreme Court (the trial court in New York), held that educators have “ultimate authority for access to students, school buildings and school property.” The litigation arose out a dispute over access by a person responsible…